The Toronto Youth Food Policy Council (TYFPC) is the world’s first youth-run food policy council (that’s right!). We seek to mobilize and engage youth to make change by building a just food system. The TYFPC provides youth with a space to network, share opportunities, and learn from one another. We strive to become Toronto’s leading youth voice for municipal food policy change. After a hiatus period, we are back and ready to jump back in with the new 2024/25 TYFPC council
Mission Statement
Mobilize and engage youth to make change by building a just food system. We envision a Toronto where youth are informed, empowered, and mobilized.
Vision Statement
We, as youth, are dedicated to building a food system that is sustainable, equitable, regionally-focused and accessible. As a group that represents the diversity of Toronto, we will seek to build community partnerships, produce youth-centered policy documents, and encourage the development of sustainable food system infrastructure in Toronto.
We operate along two distinct trajectories:
1. To provide youth with an open space to network, learn from one another, and share food related opportunities.
2. To become an influencing voice in municipal food policy change.
Want to learn more?
For those wanting a more in depth analysis on food policy councils and the birth of the TYFPC, take a look at Tracy Phillippi’s thesis entitled The Toronto Youth Food Policy Council: A Case Study on the Evolving Implementation of an Effective Youth Voice in Food Policy Development, which was submitted to the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University in September 2010. Tracy was the founder of the TYFPC and chair from 2009 to 2011.